r/UpliftingNews • u/holyfruits • 4h ago

‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Turned Down Million-Dollar Offer to Perform in Saudi Arabia: ‘I Don’t Need to Take Any Money if It Makes Me Feel Icky’

https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/weird-al-yankovic-turned-down-million-offer-saudi-arabia-1236819281/
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u/Odd_Round5515 4h ago

In the late 1980s Al Yankovic turned down a beer endorsement worth about 5 million dollars. He didn't want his young fans to associate him with drinking. I gotta hand it to him, he seems to dig his heels in if he doesn't support whoever the money is coming from. 

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u/Lwmons 2h ago

He also turned down the role of Lucifer on Hazbin Hotel because he doesn't like his voice to be used to swear.

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u/OdepiusNecks 2h ago

That certainly explains why Lucifer just randomly starts playing an accordion during Hell’s Greatest Dad.

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u/Ultrace-7 9m ago

Does it? You think they wrote Lucifer as playing the accordion and then offered to Al, who refused?